Digital Downloads & the DDM
Sellers adding protected digital products to their shop
Digital products are the highest-margin items you can sell — and the easiest to lose control of. This path covers PODMACH's two delivery modes, how the Digital Download Manager protects your files where public links can't, the expiry and download controls, the buyer's experience end to end, and the day-to-day of running DDM listings.
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DDM vs. Regular Digital Downloads: Which to Use, and When
7 minPODMACH gives you two ways to sell digital products — standard channel delivery, or the Digital Download Manager. Here's exactly how each works and how to choose.
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How the DDM Protects Your Files (and Why That Matters)
7 minMost digital sellers deliver through public links that anyone can share. Here's what that costs, and how the DDM's protection model actually works.
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Expiry, Renewals & Download Limits: The DDM Control Panel
8 minThe four settings that govern every DDM listing — session expiry, renewals, downloads per window, and the final cutoff — how each works, and battle-tested combinations.
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The Buyer's Journey: DDM From the Customer's Side
7 minWhat your customer actually sees and receives — the access document, email confirmation, the download page, and renewal — so you can support them with confidence.
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Handling Buyer Access Requests
6 minWhen a buyer needs more than their limits allow, the request comes to you with Approve/Deny buttons. The full loop: what you receive, how to respond, and what completes the grant.
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Managing Your DDM Listings
7 minThe day-to-day of running DDM products: the Manage Downloads view, reading buyer activity, changing expiry settings after publish, and the habits worth keeping.